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Auburn Hills — Ish Smith said Tuesday he can remember playing against Blake Griffin when the Los Angeles Clippers star wasn’t crazy about the court jester point guard cracking jokes during tense in-game moments.
Now that Smith finds himself as a man without a team for the first time in three years, he hopes to keep communication open with Pistons like Griffin, even if they technically aren’t teammates for now.
Ultimately, if Smith has his way, a similar pact could be made with the Pistons as in 2016, when his $18 million deal was reported shortly after midnight on July 1.